New Hampshire ranked 42nd nationally for funding public pensions in 2019

New Hampshire Governor Christopher T. Sununu - governor.nh.gov
New Hampshire Governor Christopher T. Sununu - governor.nh.gov
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New Hampshire received $683,676 in public pension contributions, ranking it 42nd in the United States in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Of that amount, $666,374 was in state pension funds, and the remaining $17,302 was in local government pension funds.

The survey includes public pensions sponsored by local and state government entities with employees who are compensated with public funds. The local governments include counties. townships, township, school districts and special districts.

The data gathered includes revenues, expenditures, financial assets, membership, and liabilities information.

U.S. Total Contributions by State in 2019
Rank State Total Contributions
1 California $50,701,870
2 New York $19,866,017
3 Illinois $15,976,232
4 Texas $13,062,381
5 Pennsylvania $10,604,546
6 Ohio $8,413,132
7 New Jersey $7,440,813
8 Massachusetts $5,857,595
9 Florida $5,694,490
10 Michigan $5,593,654
11 Georgia $5,090,765
12 Washington $4,466,199
13 Connecticut $4,437,814
14 Virginia $4,335,815
15 Maryland $4,102,868
16 North Carolina $4,022,846
17 Arizona $3,654,532
18 Louisiana $3,652,898
19 Missouri $3,440,602
20 Kentucky $3,435,905
21 Colorado $3,285,657
22 Minnesota $3,134,376
23 South Carolina $2,753,012
24 Oregon $2,613,079
25 Indiana $2,301,860
26 Wisconsin $2,208,139
27 Alabama $2,158,858
28 Tennessee $2,011,149
29 Nevada $1,977,076
30 Oklahoma $1,886,016
31 Mississippi $1,641,503
32 Kansas $1,624,789
33 Iowa $1,458,640
34 New Mexico $1,309,246
35 Utah $1,208,207
36 Hawaii $1,195,859
37 Arkansas $1,163,218
38 West Virginia $921,383
39 Nebraska $889,001
40 Rhode Island $870,755
41 Alaska $791,008
42 New Hampshire $683,676
43 Idaho $660,912
44 Maine $616,486
45 Montana $565,309
46 Delaware $450,229
47 North Dakota $366,902
48 Wyoming $337,469
49 Vermont $325,811
50 South Dakota $278,159


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